Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-06-29
POINTS WELL TAKEN.

The Republican Territorial Committee
hits the nail on the head in its answer to
Chairman Winder's invitation to coop
crate with the Peoples party in the con-
stitutional convention. 1t ridicules the
"iairness" OF the Mormon proposition
that the Republicans meet in a general
convention with the Peoples party, with
the understanding that few members Of
the irSt-named organization be selected,
by the entire body, as delegates to the
constitutional convention. The Repub-
lican committee says:
Instead of our political organization
choosing its own representatives from
among the party, we are invited into the
camp of another party, or rather two other
parties, and told that these two and our
selves may select number of Republicans,
such as the whole shall decide is fair" as
delegates to the convention. Instead of the
Republican party, therefore, being called
upon to send delegates of its own choosing
to the convention, it is asked to allow those
not of its party to select its representatives
for it.
That is an exact and concise statement
OF the proposition of the Peoples Party,
and is in itself all the comment necessary
to indicate the utter absurdity and one
sidedness of the Mormon proposition. 1t
expresses, in the most forcible language,
the principle which THE DEMOCRAT is
contending for in the matter of anti Nor
mon nominations for the ensuing election.
1t asks only that each party shall be per-
mitted to name its own representatives
on the tickets, instead of having them
chosen in mixed convention, called by
the committee OF an organization, which,
while protesting to ignore party lines,
admits the justice and wisdom OF fair di-
vision OF the nominations between the
two great National parties. The PROPOSE
ton OF the Liberals in regard to the NOM
nations is precisely identical with
that Of the Peoples Party up
on the Constitutional Convention.
The same objections apply to both,
and the reason for rejecting the Mormon
method is equally pertinent to the pro-
position OF the Liberal Committee. The
Republican Committee voiced the senti-
ment OF the entire loyal element of the
Territory, as well as its own party, in its
estimate of the fairness of the offer of
Chairman Winder. 1t would doubtless
maintain the same ground if called upon
to act upon similar proposition from
the Liberal Committee. 1t could not do
otherwise, without stultiiying its action
in the Constitutional Convention matter.
The truth is, there is no denying the JUS
tice or policy OF each party choos-
ing its own representatives upon
tickets to be made up from both
The Republican Committee described
the proposal exactly when it said it
was asked that Republicans should allow
those not OF their party to select their
representatives for them. The Liberal
Committees convention call is to the
same effect in relation to both of the Ma
tional parties. The Republican Commit
tee evidently recognize the fact that
whatever is to be accomplished politically
for Utah must be done by the parties
who have National existence, and that
important change can be effected by
merely local organizations. ''It designates
the Peoples Party as admittedly a
local party in Utah Territory. 1t claims
neither connection nor affiliates with
either of the great National par
ties OF the country" While we would
draw no comparison, otherwise, between
the two. it is quite certain the above
description, as far as it goes, applies
equally to the Liberal and Peoples par
ties. The Republican Territorial Com
mittee, upon another occasion evinced its
wisdom in proposing matters relative
to the approaching election. At its meet
ing number of months ago, it appointed
q committee to confer with the Demo-
cratic Territorial Committee for the pur-
pose OF agreeing upon some plan by
which the two parties could act unitedly
in the election contest with the Mormon
Church. If such conference could be
had, and there is no reason why it should
not be, there is no doubt but an under
standing could be reached which would
result in thorough consolidation of the
loyal vote.